Room Service movie trailer (1938) - Plot synopsis: A penniless theatrical producer must outwit the hotel efficiency expert trying to evict him from his room, while securing a backer for his new play.Director: William A. SeiterWriters: Morrie Ryskind, John Murray, Allen BoretzStars: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx Genre: Comedy De film is gebaseerd op een toneelstuk van Allen Boretz en John Murray. Comedy According to IMDB.com: The original play was adapted into a The Marx Brothers screenplay by Morrie Ryskind, who co-wrote the stage and screen versions of The Cocoanuts (1929) and Animal Crackers (1930) and also co-wrote A Night at the Opera (1935). The film stars the Marx Brothers and also features Lucille Ball, Ann Miller, Alexander Asro, and Frank Albertson. Because The Marx Brothers are credited onscreen in the opening credits but are not in the comprehensive end credits, (where they are individually credited), the IMDb cast list uses the opening credits first, and completes them with those in the end credits not already mentioned. Watch Harpo as he madly harpoons peas with his fork and devours them one by one, like a ravenous automaton! Funnier Than Ever ! In an earlier scene, the boys chase a flying turkey around the hotel room, hoping to make a meal of it. Battier . With Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Lucille Ball. Also in the opening night cast was Eddie Albert as Leo Davis, Betty Field as Hilda, Teddy Hart as Faker, Sam Levene as Gordon Miller and Philip Loeb (also in the movie) in a role cut from the screenplay. Comedy This was the second Marx Brothers film (the other being A remake debuted in 1944 called "Step Lively", starring George Murphy and Frank Sinatra. The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls while thwarting diamond thieves. Het blijft evenwel één van hun minder populaire films. Later, as the play is about to open, the cheque from Fisk bounces, Miller, Binelli, and Englund manipulate Wagner into believing he's driven the play's author to take poison. A veterinarian posing as a doctor and a race-horse owner and his friends struggle to help keep a sanitarium open with the help of a misfit race-horse. Check out the lineup of new movies and shows streaming on Netflix this month, including Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Cliff Dunstan, Donald MacBride, Philip Wood and Alexander Asro originated their movie roles in the play. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Originally a stage play, the setting shows its origins, but this is vintage Marx Brothers. This is the only The Marx Brothers movie based on material not specially created for them.
Much of the original play's strong language had to be toned down for the screen, into milder expletives such as "Jumping Butterballs!" Eddie Dunn and Constantine Romanoff are in studio records/casting call lists for this movie, but they did not appear or were not identifiable. Although she seems much older and mature, Ann Miller was actually only 15 years old when she made this film. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin.
Comedy He secured a salary of $250,000 from the team from RKO, their biggest payout ever.
Room Service is a 1938 RKO film comedy directed by William A. Seiter, based on the 1937 play of the same name by Allen Boretz and John Murray. The Marx Brothers were introduced singing this in Monkey Business (1931). The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure. Comedy Use the HTML below. Even funnier is the scene in which the brothers, not having eaten for days, frenetically polish off a meal they had arranged to be diverted to their room. This was the only time Zeppo represented his brothers, as their agent. Was this review helpful to you? . She had lied about her age and obtained a fake birth certificate when she was about 14 years old, which stated that she was 18. Certificate: Passed Mayhem and zaniness ensue when a valuable painting goes missing during a party in honor of famed African explorer Captain Spaulding. Wagner is fooled into believing all is okay, and upgrades the boys to a fancier room. Especially memorable is the scene in which the brothers put on multiple layers of clothes as they prepare to decamp their hotel room without paying the bill. Room Service (1938) NR 09/30/1938 (US) Comedy 1h 18m User Score Play Trailer Better . What is missing from Room Service is Groucho's wit and for that reason it's not as funny as it should be. They pretend to give Davis large quantities of *Indicates the actor created the role on Broadway. Less frenetic and more physically contained than their other movies, the plot revolves around the shenanigans of getting a stage play produced and funded by mysterious backer Zachary Fisk, while evading paying a large hotel bill.
The film stars the Marx Brothers and also features Lucille Ball, Ann Miller, Alexander Asro, and Frank Albertson. During salary negotiations with the studio, erstwhile member Zeppo Marx represented The Marx Brothers, threatening to rejoin the group if their demands weren't met. Room Service is een Amerikaanse komische film uit 1938 onder regie van William A. Seiter. A penniless theatrical producer must outwit the hotel efficiency expert trying to evict him from his room, while securing a backer for his new play.
The Marx Brothers try and put on a play before their landlord finds out that they have run out of money. At the same time, Wagner discovers the debt. Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
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Room Service (1938) Trivia (13) Add new The only film The Marx Brothers made at RKO. Lucille Ball and Harpo Marx became friends when they made this movie.